GIVING PROMISES IN ELIZABETH INCHBALD'S A SIMPLE STORY

Drawing on Thomas Hobbes's distinction between contract and gift, as well as Hannah Arendt's discussion of promise and forgiveness, this essay argues that Elizabeth Inchbald's A Simple Story should be read as a complex moral fable about making contracts and giving promises in spheres...

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Veröffentlicht in:	ELH 2010-04, Vol.77 (1), p.105-127
1. Verfasser:	MIN, EUN KYUNG
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arendt, Hannah Contracts Daughters Feminism Forgiveness Love Marriage Morality Novels Promises Social contract Spiritual love Vows
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